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DOG SAINT MONDAY

It's time for another

DOG SAINT MONDAY

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my new irl friend is an ex tumblr anti, and im an ex 4chan cringe compilation watcher. we have a lot in common

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I can’t explain why this movie has gripped me so much, but part of it is probably Orlok’s design, I just love it, mustache and all!

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The catholic church has a secret menu just ask for the body of Christ monkey style and they’ll give you a wafer with peanut butter on it

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Good morning (night)!

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this photo of Munchy from some collector website is extremely funny to me so I redrew it

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studio ghibli movies are like if someone took all of your fondest, softest childhood dreams and put them into a film

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good news everyone we can stop posting about booktok. that's right, there were three posts you could make about booktok and theyve made them all:

Western Man has crumbled into degeneracy because the teens these days aren't reading The Western Canon

i am shocked and appalled that this marketing hashtag is not full of people having deep and enriching discussions about literature

euuugughghgh, WOMEN like PORNOGRAPHY??? like about SEX and PENIS? yuckkkk

those are the posts everyone and weve done a great job making them. So luckily we dont need to make them anymore :) well done everyone we did it we made the post.s The three posts. we can stop now. We can stop

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i took him to my haunted castle and i freaked it

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Vampires are by nature creatures of deep sensuality. Their origins in literature can be primarily traced back to Carmilla (a story where vampirism is used as a metaphor for homosexuality) and Dracula (a work that reflects the xenophobia of the later Victorian era and forbidden desire). They were literally created to be alluring in a creepy way. Hence I struggle to comprehend why there’s people shocked by the fact that the new Nosferatu is rooted in eroticism.

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Bravo also to Robert Eggers for probably the least bad depiction of Transylvania in Western vampire cinematic history:

1. Having actual Romanian actors doing the dialogue in Romanian. You'd think this is a low bar to clear but nope.

2. High quality costume design that looks pretty accurate to 19th century Romanian and Roma peasantry, even down to specific braided hairstyles from the Transylvanian region.

3. Depiction of Roma people but refrains from having them as some typical Hollywood exoticizing role like a magical fortune teller etc. They're in like half a scene, just chilling and playing music in front of an inn.

4. Use of the word "strigoi" which are actual spirits in Romanian folklore, unlike the term "vampire" which didn't exist in Romania.

5. Sorry to the Nosferatu moustache haters, but a Romanian nobleman would have had that exact facial hair.

6. Depiction of religion (nuns, churches) that actually looks like Eastern Orthodoxy and not some vaguely spooky goth Christianity.

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Ellen is explicitly and intentionally the HERO of the story, who is not fighting against her "abuser" but a literal evil undead sorcerer who she accidentally-on-purpose summoned to her side with her literal spiritual powers and metaphorical struggles with accepting her own dark side and repressed desires in a time period where women were to be seen and not heard. On some level she IS attracted to him and Orlok is open and determined about his desire for her. He is the antithesis of the strict and judgemental society in which Ellen is forced to exist. If he wants something he simply goes after it and leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, and finding power and sauve seduction alluring is part of the DNA of the story of Dracula/Nosferatu. This is not monsterfuckers """romanticizing""" anything. It is explicit and intentional on the part of the director and actors. Argue with the wall

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2025 is a good number, it’s a quarter of the way through the 20 hundreds and it’s got that nice set of 2s separated by only a 0. not bad. whatever happens this year at least it’ll be happening during a good number 😌

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The book or the show?

I actually need Robert Eggers to make a proper adaptation of Phantom of The Opera because he would absolutely hit it out of the park and I'd actually pass away/levitate up to heaven-

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